Citizenship Test
May 2nd 2008 | 4:05 am
#46
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Re: Citizenship Test
Just got back from doing the test. They don't tell you at the time if you passed or failed but as everyone said it's ridiculously easy and only took about 5 minutes to complete. The worst bit is all the faffing around before hand as they check everyones documents. Hopefully it's not to long until I get to do the whole ceremony thing.
(oh and my OH got back from LA last night so I didn't have to run around the city dropping the kids off with friends at silly AM)
(oh and my OH got back from LA last night so I didn't have to run around the city dropping the kids off with friends at silly AM)
May 2nd 2008 | 4:08 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
It's interesting how this varies.
I had a citizenship test in Hamilton a couple days ago. As with your experience, most of the time was taken checking everybody's documents. But they did score the test there and then, so you know for sure how you did.
Souvenir mentioned people getting turned away for not having the right documents. Quite a few people hadn't brought the right papers, or had forgotten to bring all passports. They were allowed to write the test, but were told to bring the documents in question along later.
So, for anyone asking what the test is like, yes, it's easy. But as for the exact procedure, that seems to depend a lot on where you write the test.
I had a citizenship test in Hamilton a couple days ago. As with your experience, most of the time was taken checking everybody's documents. But they did score the test there and then, so you know for sure how you did.
Souvenir mentioned people getting turned away for not having the right documents. Quite a few people hadn't brought the right papers, or had forgotten to bring all passports. They were allowed to write the test, but were told to bring the documents in question along later.
So, for anyone asking what the test is like, yes, it's easy. But as for the exact procedure, that seems to depend a lot on where you write the test.
May 2nd 2008 | 4:45 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
It's interesting how this varies.
I had a citizenship test in Hamilton a couple days ago. As with your experience, most of the time was taken checking everybody's documents. But they did score the test there and then, so you know for sure how you did.
Souvenir mentioned people getting turned away for not having the right documents. Quite a few people hadn't brought the right papers, or had forgotten to bring all passports. They were allowed to write the test, but were told to bring the documents in question along later.
So, for anyone asking what the test is like, yes, it's easy. But as for the exact procedure, that seems to depend a lot on where you write the test.
I had a citizenship test in Hamilton a couple days ago. As with your experience, most of the time was taken checking everybody's documents. But they did score the test there and then, so you know for sure how you did.
Souvenir mentioned people getting turned away for not having the right documents. Quite a few people hadn't brought the right papers, or had forgotten to bring all passports. They were allowed to write the test, but were told to bring the documents in question along later.
So, for anyone asking what the test is like, yes, it's easy. But as for the exact procedure, that seems to depend a lot on where you write the test.
Did they say how long it would be until you got called in for the ceremony?
May 2nd 2008 | 6:23 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
I know somebody who became Canadian in Scarborough last summer, and I think it was a few weeks between his test and oath. It seemed quick to me at the time, but then I wasn't the one anxiously checking a mailbox.
May 2nd 2008 | 6:34 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
They said to expect a notice in six to eight weeks. Though Scarborough could be something else entirely.
I know somebody who became Canadian in Scarborough last summer, and I think it was a few weeks between his test and oath. It seemed quick to me at the time, but then I wasn't the one anxiously checking a mailbox.
I know somebody who became Canadian in Scarborough last summer, and I think it was a few weeks between his test and oath. It seemed quick to me at the time, but then I wasn't the one anxiously checking a mailbox.
May 2nd 2008 | 6:54 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
I'm so old and senile I wont have to take the test!! yippeee
May 2nd 2008 | 6:56 am
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Thankfully being able to sing in tune is not one of the requirements for citizenship.
May 2nd 2008 | 8:21 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
congrats! and well done to OH for getting back in time to help you out! 
May 3rd 2008 | 3:21 am
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May 3rd 2008 | 3:28 am
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I guess this comment is going of the subject a bit, but when they had that mini-war or whatever it was and it was announced that there were 40,000 or some such number Canadian citizens in Lebanon --- that was when I thought that they should make some requirement so that people cannot just USE Canadian citizenship like that. Its obvious from the numbers that people came to Canada from Lebanon in this case, waited until they got their citizenship and then left. They had no intention of staying; no intention of contributing anything to Canada.
In my opinion that should not be. Getting your Canadian citizenship should be a privilege for people who intend to stay in Canada, not a way of using Canada for your own benefit.
Sorry if I am treading on any toes here!
In my opinion that should not be. Getting your Canadian citizenship should be a privilege for people who intend to stay in Canada, not a way of using Canada for your own benefit.
Sorry if I am treading on any toes here!
May 3rd 2008 | 3:29 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
double posted
Last edited by Purley; May 3rd 2008 at 3:32 am. Reason: double post
May 3rd 2008 | 3:54 am
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Re: Citizenship Test
I see your point and some people are really taking the piss. However I guess you wouldn't apply that condition to people born in Canada?
